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Illinois governor plan targets kids' mental health crisis

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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker plans to announce Friday a mental health crisis among children. The initiative will streamline and ease access to necessary treatment and coordinating between six separate state agencies. The deterioration of mental health among children predates the COVID-19 pandemic. 44% of American children had depressive episodes lasting at least two weeks and nearly half had thought about suicide.

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Illinois governor plan targets kids' mental health crisis

The governor of Illinois says the state will fight a mental health crisis among children. Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday unveiled a plan that coordinates six separate state agencies in

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Illinois governor plan targets kids' mental health crisis

Illinois' governor is planning to outline an expansive attack on what experts say is a mental health crisis among children

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Illinois governor plan targets kids' mental health crisis

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Illinois governor plan targets kids' mental health crisis

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- A mental health crisis among children in Illinois will be fought by streamlining and easing access to necessary treatment and coordinating between six separate state agencies, Gov. J.B. Pritzker plans to announce Friday.

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Illinois governor plan targets kids' mental health crisis

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A mental health crisis among children in Illinois will be fought by streamlining and easing access to necessary treatment and coordinating between six separate state agencies, Gov. J.B. Pritzker plans to announce Friday. A report examining the capacity and condition of Illinois’ response to behavioral health in young people has been in the works for nearly a year. It sketches avenues to help families understand mental i…

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